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ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Group of Seven leaders came to Évian-les-Bains braced for a blowup with U.S. President Donald Trump over Iran and the war in Ukraine.
Instead, they emerged from the first full day of G7 talks unexpectedly optimistic about their relationship with the White House — and a bit less nervous about whether next month’s critical NATO summit in Turkey will go off the rails, according to two senior EU diplomats.
The reason?
Trump’s apparent openness to increasing pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his war against Ukraine, and his need for help from allies to stabilize a framework ceasefire agreement with Iran. The contours of a deal in which Trump backs Europe on Ukraine in exchange for European help securing the Strait of Hormuz — the major waterway whose closure during the war with Iran sent energy prices skyrocketing — appear to be taking shape.
